CRIMINAL fraternities, ancient rituals and claims of child sacrifice. These are some of the secret societies that have operated in Melbourne. From the genteel law-abiding surrounds of the Melbourne ...

This week in Newly Reviewed, Yinka Elujoba covers Jane Dickson’s amusement parks, Jialu Gao’s spirituality and consciousness, and Jennifer Elster’s raw landscape. East Village Through Sept. 6. Karma, ...

Burra (1905–1976) is one of the great mavericks of 20th-century art. A chronic invalid, martyred to rheumatoid arthritis and anaemia, who presented his life via his paintings as a non-stop bender ...

In the fascinating realm of occultism, few things are as intriguing as Enochian, a supposed “language of the angels” revealed in the 16th century to the English mathematician and occultist John Dee ...

Tony Award-winning actor, writer and producer John Cameron Mitchell has put his own design imprint on his Bywater Creole townhouse, but some interesting previous owners have left their marks on it as ...

Timothy Humphrey isn’t sure what exactly happened the night the visitor arrived. “I saw something in the sky, and then an individual on the ground who spoke to me,” Humphrey, a Temecula resident, ...

Jack Parsons rose to fame through his major contributions to science and the occult in the mid-20th century. Born in 1914 in California, Parsons quickly showed an exceptional talent for chemistry and ...

In New York, a so-called ‘exhibition’ at a ‘museum’ featuring 30 ‘artists’? Dan Fox uncovers the truth behind this dangerously timely show The Met Breuer – host to the exhibition ‘Everything is ...

Ithell Colquhoun, Genius of the Fern Loved Gully, Amy Hale. Strange Attractor Press. Amy Hale has done an excellent job of writing a fascinating book which is well worth the investment of time and ...